Notice of Major Interest in S

RNS Number : 1495M
Dignity PLC
23 January 2009
 




TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Dignity Plc

2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify): 


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Deutsche Bank AG  

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Deutsche Bank AG  

Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

Tilney Investment Management

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

21/01/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/01/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights


Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

   


GB00B14W3659



3,102,124




3,102,124




3,528,941




3,513,718

   


15,223



5.54%

   


0.02



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights


3,528,941



5.56%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

   

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

   

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

   


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

   David Lindsay\Andrew Anderson

15. Contact telephone number:

  +00 44 207 545 8533\8532


 


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